I wear MUCH shorter running shorts than that, esp on the hot days when I go shirtless. My friends chastise me, but I paint them jealous.

As for the shorts in question, I bought a very similar pair at a store in Chelsea last month and I love them. I wear them all the time, even to the grocer store. (Although I cannot go commando in them!)

I love em! I own a couple short shorts. There's nothing wrong with them. Many Americans don't like them. What I see in America is that people relate masculinity to long shorts also. I come from a very european background, i wear my short shorts around campus and am called a girl by guys who wear pants half way down their ass. uuuuuiii.

Neither of them are short shorts. Short shorts are waaay shorter. It seems like American men's shorts keep getting longer, soon we will be heading to the ocean with BATHING SLACKS !!! Twenty years lateeeer, enclosed mummified men wearing MAN-BURKA !!!

The comments about Americans and longer shorts are only somewhat true. I see lots of guys at the grocery store in the evenings, stopping in after a workout, wearing very short shorts.

I think it's when they're dressed in shorts socially - at a pool party, bbq, at the beach, etc. - that they opt for the longer shorts that are perceived as more masculine, even though they represent a concealing of masculine elements - strong legs, big cock, etc - that shorter shorts might display to potential partners/mates.

i have definitely worn shorter lol. but the only thing i dont like about those is that they're not tight. with something that is looser you could fall out of if you sit the wrong way. and i like to monitor who gets to see the goodies.